Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Install on USB, how to

  Pekka,

Thanks for the information.

Any chance I could get you to send in a patch for the documentation,  
to have it updated? :)

Heiko

Quoting Pekka Kilponen <Pek...@ja...>:

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>    Hi, sorry forgot format phase (fixed bullet numbers too), here is  
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>   *     Use linux 64bit (32bit does not work for 64bit DL), windows  
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>    3.  put usb stick to computer, assign usb stick to virtual  
> machine, remember to install both vbox extension and vbox guest  
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>    5.  use fdisk to make two partitions W95 fat32 type
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>    9.  start install_on_usb, write device names (defaults dont work  
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>    11.  copy possible previous etc_mods settings file to second partition
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>      LäHETTäJä: Pekka Kilponen [mailto:Pek...@ja...]
> LäHETETTY: 14. elokuutata 2017 14:09
> VASTAANOTTAJA: dev...@li...
> AIHE: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Install on USB, how to
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>    First of all thank you very much on great software! I been using  
> Devil-Linux for 10 years in our company.
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>    I use strongswan for dozens of ipsec tunnel and shorewall firewall.
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>    Novadays we had some problems that local network card stalled and  
> only reboot helps, changed all hardware same problem.
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>    I suspect some driver problem dunno. Its 1.6.8 64 bit version
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>    Anyway we need to reboot often. So from CD its slow, I decided to  
> got for USB boot and upgrade to 1.6.9.
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>    Here is how I finally was able to install it on 8GB USB stick  
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>    Using the provided install_on_usb script
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>   *     Use linux 64bit (32bit does not work for 64bit DL), windows  
> cant copy certain filenames
>       
>
>   *     (I used a virtualbox Ubuntu 64bit on Windows Laptop)
>       
>
>    3.  put usb stick to computer, assign usb stick to virtual  
> machine, remember to install both vbox extension and vbox guest  
> additions
>
>     
>
>    3.  use umount on terminal (dont use "filemanager" to eject) if  
> stick gets automounted on Linux
>
>     
>
>    2.  use fdisk to make two partitions W95 fat32 type
>
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>    3.  make first partition DOS bootable
>
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>    4.  unmount them before install on usb in terminal
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>    5.  start install_on_usb, write device names (defaults dont work  
> with enter), choose syslinux
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>    6.  dont choose format or partition devices, msdos format does  
> not work (parameters not correct)
>
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>    7.  copy possible previous etc_mods settings file to second partition
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Regards
  Heiko Zuerker